Know 7 young Indian eco-warriors who are working to bring change

Saving Dal Lake

Disturbed over the mess created by tourists visiting the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jannat along with her father embarked on a mission to clean the lake. She has been urging people to use dustbins and not to throw garbage in the lake. PM Modi has also lauded the young girl’s efforts in maintaining the beauty of the lake.

Taking the fight to UN

11-year-old Ridhima Pandey was instrumental in filing a climate change petition at the UN Climate Action Summit. She was one of the 16 children who filed a legal complaint at the UN to protest the lack of government action against climate change. The Uttarakhand floods of 2013 left a profound impact on 6-year-old Ridhima. Since then, she has become an advocate and the driving force behind a petition before the National Green Tribunal on how the government has failed to scientifically tackle climate change.

Saviour of the Wular Lake

 Bilal, a ragpicker from Kashmir, has been actively involved in collecting garbage from the Wular Lake. After his father's death Bilal took the initiative to collect the trash from the lake and thought this will clean the lake and become a means of earning a livelihood for him.

Drumming up support online

Class X student Gautam Dayal has created a website to breing together people in a campaign to save the largest lake in Bengaluru.

Gautam lives in an apartment complex situated in the Bellandur lake's catchment area.

Over the years, the lake has turned into a waste dumping ground. When the authorities failed to prevent the further deterioration of the lake, Gautam started an online campaign for the same.

Recycling tyres

16-year-old Anubhav Wadhwa created a company which recycles used tyres without harming the environment.

His venture collects old tyres from people’s homes, which are then recycled into fuel and steel to be reused.

He is doing his best to encourage people to recycle used tyres while recovering valuable material. 

Young volunteer

14-year-old Ridhi Jayaprakash has raised Rs 7,000 to clean up a lake in Bengaluru.

The Chunchaghatta Lake in Bengaluru has now turned into a garbage dumping ground. When the residents of the area decided to take matters into their hands, Ridhi too volunteered and went on from door-to-door to collect money for the cleaning of the lake.

Working on solution to waste problem

A group of kids from Gurugram built a robot that could solve India's waste problem. The robot built by the teens identified and segregated different kinds of waste and transferred it into the garbage bin, making recycling much easier.

The team also won a prize at the 13th World Robotic Olympiad in 2016. Agencies

Join Whatsapp Channel of The Tribune for latest updates.